Director, Avendra Supply Chain

Job Description

The Director, Avendra Supply Chain, is a strategic leader and key member of the Aramark Line of Business (LOB) team. Reporting to the Vice President, LOB Supply Chain, this role is responsible for developing and executing supply chain strategies that align with and support the overall business objectives of Avendra and Aramark. The Director will serve as the primary liaison between Supply Chain, Sourcing, and Avendra sales and account management teams driving alignment, monitoring and reporting the status of initiatives, helping to analyze alternatives, executing programs, communicating programs, meeting with clients when appropriate and fostering continuous improvement to deliver measurable value and business impact. Travel requirements may vary but could reach 25%

Job Responsibilities

• Own Supply Chain Performance: Drive supply chain execution and performance across the Avendra portfolio of clients, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and site-level operating needs of the Business.
• Be the Point Person: Serve as the main link between Supply Chain, Sourcing Team, and Avendra sales and support teams fostering collaboration and alignment.
• Build Strong Partnerships: Develop relationships with sales and support teams to identify opportunities, share actionable insights, and facilitate execution.
• Develop and Implement Strategies: Create tailored supply chain strategies that support overall Avendra goals, activating and prioritizing initiatives to achieve results.
• Support New Account Onboarding: Ensure supply chain readiness for new site openings, coordinating distribution coverage, opening orders, and equipment needs against mobilization timelines.
• Guide Procurement Alignment: Provide clear priorities, requirements, and constraints to sourcing teams to ensure procurement strategies meet client needs
• Measure and Report Performance: Design and maintain Avendra supply chain reports, KPIs, and scorecards to track and communicate performance metrics across active and mobilizing sites in collaboration with the data analytics team.
• Drive Revenue and Purchasing Participation: Identify opportunities to maximize purchasing efficiency by ensuring the right suppliers, products, and programs are strategically leveraged, structured in a manner consistent with Avendra client contract terms.
• Support Sales and Retention: Represent supply chain in new business engagements, propose solutions that strengthen client relationships, and provide procurement insights for client-facing discussions.
• Engage in Strategic Supplier Relationships: Function as a key stakeholder in supplier partnerships, advocating for Avendra interests and securing supplier capability to support new site activations and ongoing client needs.

Qualifications

Experience Required

• 5+ years of continuous procurement, supply chain, or business optimization experience in large-scale organizations.
• Proven ability to balance both strategic and operational responsibilities.
• Accomplished in leading and working within a matrix environment, building strong cross-functional and cross-regional relationships.
• Experience interacting at senior levels of the organization.
• Strong analytical background with demonstrated critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Project management experience with successful execution of complex initiatives.
• Experience in operations or support for Avendra or other GPOs is a plus.

Key Personal and Professional Attributes

• Exceptional Organizational skills - the ability to multi-task
• Ability to prioritize initiatives and meet client deadlines
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to engage effectively at all levels, particularly with leadership.
• Strong program and transformation management capabilities.
• QlikSense, Sigma, Salesforce, MOSAIC or other business analytics software development skills a plus.
• Self-starter – willing to figure it out independently when need be
• Strategic thinking with a focus on delivering measurable outcomes.
• Ability to influence and build consensus while leading cross-functional teams in a dynamic, rapidly scaling environment.
• Strong relationship-building skills.

About Aramark

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Rooted in service and united by our purpose, we strive to do great things for each other, our partners, our communities, and our planet.

At Aramark, we believe that every employee should enjoy equal employment opportunity and be free to participate in all aspects of the company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, pregnancy, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military status, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by applicable law.

About Aramark

The people of Aramark proudly serve millions of guests every day through food and facilities in 15 countries around the world. Rooted in service and united by our purpose, we strive to do great things for each other, our partners, our communities, and our planet. We believe a career should develop your talents, fuel your passions, and empower your professional growth. So, no matter what you're pursuing - a new challenge, a sense of belonging, or just a great place to work - our focus is helping you reach your full potential. Learn more about working here at http://www.aramarkcareers.com or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.